Elderly adults are at greatest risk of stroke and myocardial infarction and have the most to gain from prophylaxis. Patients ages 60 to 80 years with blood pressures above 160/90 mm Hg should benefit from antihypertensive treatment.
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On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
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Malaria was not eliminated in the United States until 1951. The term eliminated means that no new cases arise in a country for 3 years.
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Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.
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No drugs are available to relieve parathyroid disease. Parathyroid disease is caused by a parathyroid tumor, and it needs to be removed by surgery.
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Pancreatic cancer. A common site of pancreatic cancer is in the head of the pancreas within the ...
Environmental ethics pertains to humans and the environment